K.R. Pet: Former Assembly Speaker Krishna, popular as K.R. Pet Krishna from Congress has announced his retirement from active politics. “I have no intention to continue in politics that has been polluted and I have decided to retire from politics after spending over 40 years there,” he said.
Addressing reporters at Ramdas-Sulochanamma Kalyana Mantap yesterday, Krishna said that he began his political stint in 1976 and he had spent just Rs. 32,000 to win an election on a Janata Party ticket in 1985. “Candidates are spending crores of rupees in election these days. Where are they getting such money?” he questioned.
